Water-proof coat



(No Model.)

E. LANDSTREET 8v J. F. TOWNER.

WATERPROOF GOAT.

Patented AprQ25, 1882.

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SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,024, dated April 25, 1882.-

Application filed November 10, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, EDWARD LANDSTREET and JAY F. TowNER, both of the city ot' Baltimore, and. State of Maryland, have invented certain Improvements in Water-Proof Clothing, of which the following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to a water-proof coat having underneath the sleeves a Ventilatingapertnre surrounded by aiiap, anda stiffening device to retain the said Hap in an extended condition, and thereby allow of a free passage of air to and from the interior of the garment.

In the further description of our said invention, which follows, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, forming a part heroot, in which Figure I is a perspective view ot' a coat provided with ourimprovement. Figs. IIand III are sectional views ot' parts of the coat, on an enlarged scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the views.

A is the body ofthe coat, and B the sleeves of the same. The coat is provided with a vent,

a, at the junction of the sleeves with the body, the said vent being formed by slitting the sleeves or coatbody, or preferably by giving to the sleeves a certain fullness at the point where the vent is to be formed, and not uniting the edges to the body, as shown in the drawings. Y

C is the flap or apron extending outwardly from the coat around the edges of the vent, and D the stiffener cemented or otherwise secured to the exterior of the coat-body and the inner surface of the flap.

We claim as our invention- A water-prooi' coat having a ventilating-aperture at the junction of the sleeve and body, extending to the interior of the coat and surrounded by a nap, and a stiffening device to retain the said flap and aperture in an eX- tended condition, substantially as specified.

E. LANDSTREE'I. JAY F. TOWNER. Witnesses:

Gno. MCGAFFRAY, EDUARD J. WooLr. 

